PRINCESS ELISABETH ISLAND - PHASE 2 (EIB-20250041)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Belgium
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Princess Elizabeth Island
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Financial Institutions
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Jul 15, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
ELIA TRANSMISSION BELGIUM SA
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1,168.65 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 1000
Converted using 2026-04-07 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 1,168.65 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EUR 1000 million
Converted using 2026-04-07 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 2,683.22 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EUR 2296 million
Converted using 2026-04-07 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Jul 17, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Apr 7, 2026

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Project Description
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As stated by the EIB, the project concerns an artificial island (the Princess Elisabeth Island) located 45 km off the Belgian coast. It will support electricity transmission infrastructure, and act as an electricity hub connecting new planned offshore wind farms (Princess Elisabeth Zone) to the onshore electrical transmission grid as they come online. This operation will cover the second phase of the program - the electrical infrastructure to be installed.
The electrical infrastructure consists of a 220 kV-substation, 66kV cabins, as well as 220 kV/66 kV transformers. Electricity transport from the island to the shore will happen via 6 three-phase alternating current 220 kV cables between the energy island and the onshore 220 kV substation.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated on the company's website, Elia Transmission Belgium operates the electricity transmission network in Belgium. We manage the Belgian high-voltage transmission grid (30 kV to 400 kV), which comprises over 8,903 km of overhead lines and underground cables. 

Elia Transmission Belgium is part of Elia Group, one of the five largest transmission system operators in Europe. Elia Group supplies 30 million end users with electricity through its subsidiaries in Belgium (Elia) and in the north and east of Germany (50Hertz). In addition to its activities as a transmission system operator, Elia Group provides consulting services to international customers through its subsidiary Elia Grid International. In recent years, the Group has launched new non-regulated activities such as WindGrid (which focuses on the development of offshore electricity grids in Europe and beyond). Elia Group is a listed company whose core shareholder is the NextGrid Holding.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
ELIA Group SA Parent Company Energy owns ELIA TRANSMISSION BELGIUM SA Client Energy

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